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Archbishop Election Synod Proceedings Special Session of the 52nd Synod 4 – 6 May 2021 Archbishop Election Synod Proceedings Anglican Church of Australia Diocese of Sydney 2 Special Session of Synod : Proceedings for 2021 Contents Page Presidential Address ..................................................................................................................... 3 Nominations ................................................................................................................................. 9 Proceedings Synod Service ........................................................................................................................ 11 Presidential Address .............................................................................................................. 11 Proceedings held in private .................................................................................................... 11 Documents tabled .................................................................................................................. 11 Officers and committees appointed ........................................................................................ 11 Petitions .................................................................................................................................. 11 Questions ............................................................................................................................... 11 Compilation of the Select List: 4 May 2021 ............................................................................ 12 Select List: 5 May 2021 .......................................................................................................... 12 Names placed on the Select List ............................................................................................ 13 Compilation of the Final List ................................................................................................... 13 Final List: 6 May 2021 ............................................................................................................ 13 Name placed on the Final List ................................................................................................ 14 Invitation to become Archbishop of Sydney ........................................................................... 14 Adjournment ........................................................................................................................... 14 Report on the Finances of the Endowment of the See and Housing for the Archbishop .................................................................................................. 15 Presidential Address 3 Presidential Address Introduction As Synod gathers for the 11th time to elect the next Diocesan of the See of Sydney, otherwise known as the Archbishop of Sydney, I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land upon which we meet. In his wisdom and love, our heavenly Father gave this estate to the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. Upon this land they met for generations until the coming of British settlers. As we continue to learn to live together on these ancestral lands, we acknowledge and pay our respects to their elders, past and present, and pray that God will unite us all in the knowledge of his Son, in whom all things were created, in heaven and on earth, whether visible or invisible—for all things have been created through him and for him. "The election of every one of Sydney's archbishops has been a great drama" states Dr Stuart Piggin in his recent biography of Harry Goodhew, a former Archbishop of Sydney. It remains to be seen whether that will be the case this time, but drama is acceptable, even riveting, as long as it is drama played out in a godly and gracious way. And as the curtain rises, please allow me to make some remarks for your consideration in the conversation that we are about to have and in the votes you will cast. Previous Election Presidential Addresses have tended to define the role of the Archbishop in order to help the Synod determine who can best fill that role. Of course, there have been many different views expressed on the role of the Archbishop. I do feel at some level I have been alleviated of this task, since the Synod has adopted parts of the Doctrine Commission’s report from 2018 on “An Evangelical Episcopate”, which included the Appendix entitled “The Contemporary Role of the Archbishop of Sydney”. There we collectively decided that the Archbishop of Sydney is to be a guardian of ‘the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints’, committed to order the ministry of the Diocese to the gospel of Christ and his mission, to exercise pastoral concern and insight, to represent the Diocese, to administer the Diocese in line with its mission, and all undergirded by a godly, gospel-driven character. It is my opinion that we have four nominees who can fill this role. I think the question, then, is not so much who could fill this role but how will each one, if elected, fill this role? That is, what kind of Archbishop will each one of these men be? Each will bring to it different strengths and weaknesses, different priorities and emphases. Part of our discernment will be understanding our context and challenges we face, so that we might assess with humble wisdom which of these men may bring the kind of qualities we most need as they execute the role of Archbishop. Let me suggest 5 areas for you to consider as you speak, listen and pray, and as you seek to discern what kind of Archbishop each of these men might be. 1. Our strategic moment In my view, we are at a crucial, strategic moment for the work of the gospel in the Diocese for the future. It is crucial now because to wait will be too late. Let me explain. It is no secret that the city is going through massive, infrastructural changes. This has become necessary due to the rapid population increase that will see more than 8 million residents in the Diocese by 2056, if not sooner: 1.5 million more people by 2036, another 1.6 million by 2056. 50% of the growth will be in new land release areas – with the largest portion of these being housed in Western, North Western and South Western Sydney. By 2056 it is forecast that the current Western Region alone will have a population two and half times that of the South Sydney Region or the Northern Region. 4 Special Session of Synod : Proceedings for 2021 Or take the South West, where the new city of Bradfield will be located next to Sydney’s second airport. Size-wise, this city will be in the order of 1.5 million people. There will be over 300,000 people moving into just the immediate area around the new airport. We currently have 3 churches available for those 300,000 people. Compare that with the fact that, for example, we have 3 churches in Lindfield alone, covering a population of 18,000 people. Having 3 churches in Bradfield, would be the equivalent to having only 9 churches in the South Sydney Region or 11 churches in the Northern Region. And given the size of Bradfield, not to have a major Anglican church there to preach the gospel, as well as have a significant symbolic presence, would be like not having St Andrew’s Cathedral in the CBD or St John’s in Parramatta or St Michael’s in Wollongong. And given that currently the closest churches to the city centre of Bradfield are 18-20kms away, it would be similar to not having the Cathedral in Sydney, and the closest church being Hornsby or Pennant Hills or Narrabeen or Sylvania or Georges Hall. This simply will not do. By approximately 2056, there will be 50% of the population of Sydney west of Parramatta. However, 70% of the Diocesan parish assets (namely, church buildings) are east of Parramatta. To be quite frank, there needs to be re-imagining, dare I say it, a re-distribution of the church assets and ministry resources of the Diocese so that these burgeoning areas have gospel ministry available to them. The growth is tremendous and so, therefore, is the responsibility. By that I mean the responsibility of the Diocese as a whole, of this Synod, in fact. It is not the responsibility of those in the new areas because they are not there. As such, a monumental task lies ahead. These are not distant mission fields we may or may not choose to support. This is our own backyard. They have been entrusted to us as a Diocese. Or if I may push the analogy further, this is our front yard as hundreds of thousands of people come in the gate. The question is, will they have a door to walk into? The urgency is that the plan and the initial implementation of securing land needs to happen under the next Archbishop. The future churches we have out there will be determined under the leadership of the Archbishop we elect this week. It is no exaggeration to say that if the churches we need are not put on the development and planning tables of these new areas now, there is no way, no way, that we will be able to insert ourselves later. Once the planning has been decided, that is it. And even if we were to try to come in later, if that were even possible, it would be at a minimum of 4 times the cost. If we do not secure our position today, we shall have no presence tomorrow. What happens in the growth areas will be our legacy, for good or ill. It is not up to one man. It is all our responsibility. But our era and the legacy we leave will be known by the Archbishop of the day. No pressure gentlemen. The next Archbishop will need to lead and inspire us into quite possibly enormous acts of gospel sacrifice. What
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